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ca. 1710 - ca. 1720 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The design of this fragment of a hanging is derived from European 'bizarre' silks of the early 18th century. A strip of later, European braid has been sewn to one edge.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Painted and dyed cotton
Brief description
Fragment of chintz furnishing fabric of painted and dyed cotton, Coromandel Coast, ca. 1710 - ca. 1720
Physical description
Textile fragment of chintz furnishing fabric of painted and dyed cotton, and with a design recalling French 'bizarre' silks. Black and blue gimp braid sewn onto one edge, a later European addition. Pattern of flowers and leaves on slender curving stems. Spots, ferns and other enrichments cover much of the surface.
Dimensions
  • Length: 77.5cm
  • Width: 44.5cm
  • Length: 30.5in
  • Width: 17.5cm
  • Repeat length: 44.7cm
  • Repeat length: 18in
  • Repeat width: 36cm
  • Repeat width: 14.25in
Credit line
Purchased from M. Sylvaine[?] Gleiges, 24 Avenue Gambetta Courbevoie, Seine, France
Production
Made for export to Europe
Summary
The design of this fragment of a hanging is derived from European 'bizarre' silks of the early 18th century. A strip of later, European braid has been sewn to one edge.
Bibliographic references
  • Crill, Rosemary, Chintz: Indian Textiles for the West, London, 2008. Plate 63, p. 110
  • Irwin, John and Katherine Brett, Origins of Chintz, London, 1970. With a catalogue of Indo-European cotton-paintings in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, and the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto. ISBN 112900534. p.116, cat. no. 132, pl. 117
Collection
Accession number
IM.56-1919

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Record createdNovember 28, 2007
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